Derived from Gilbert Baker’s original design, it is used to represent the. Is it just me or does the men love men pride (green, white, blue/purple) flag hardly get used, I usually see the rainbow get used instead but doesn’t that just symbolises the whole community, like the lesbian one gets used often, but there is a different flag for gay men so why do I barely see it. Sidneyia, One source for the blue-striped flag is a reddit thread from January 2018, where someone in the comments claims to be one of the two creators.